RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK

Via WTOP radio.

[Washington DC] Metrobus operators have been disciplined hundreds of times for speeding, running red lights and striking pedestrians since 2004. During the same time period, many drivers have been caught driving while distracted, including one case where a bus operator was watching television behind the wheel.

Documents obtained by WTOP through a public records request show that since 2004, bus operators have racked up almost 400 violations for running red lights, as well as 260 speeding violations. In one instance, a bus operator was driving 59 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone.

One has to wonder how many are affirmative action employees hired in spite of bad records ... but that question will never be asked.

To be fair, Metro has several thousand drivers, most of whom have never had a violation. But still ... how do so many get through the screening process, and why are they still employed?